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Use your computer\'s idle CPU cycles for research!

Yes, you've heard of SETI, FightAIDS@Home, and UD. These client programs use your idle CPU processes to research and process information. If you want to help, please download these clients and join a team I created especially for CPF called... CPF. This is for SETI and FightAIDS @ Home only. Thanks a lot!

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My system has 1117 hours of research time with 29 data units completed for SETI.

<font color="red">Question </font> : Is there a way to change my "account" to the CPF Team?
<font color="blue">Answer </font> : Yes, however I need to "find" my original password to do that. I have it somewhere, perhaps they have a "lost password" feature...

<font color="red"> Question </font> : What is joining the "CPF Team" going to do for me/us? I see something about "rewards/points" or something, but have never checked it out.
<font color="blue"> Answer </font> : ??

<font color="red">"Last" Question </font>: I see there are quite a few "add-ons". I've not "dabbled" with any of those either. Is anyone familiar enough with the whole SETI "program" to recommend any of these as "gotta haves" or "nice to haves"?
<font color="blue">Answer</font>: ??

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<font color="red">Question </font> : Is there a way to change my "account" to the CPF Team?
<font color="blue">Answer </font> : Yes, however I need to "find" my original password to do that. I have it somewhere, perhaps they have a "lost password" feature...

Re: Use your computer\'s idle CPU cycles for resear

I don't bother with SETI, for the simple reason that truly advanced civilizations are not going to be limited to lightspeed and the "It is impossible" mindset of Earth 'Scientists'. Lightspeed is way too slow for interstellar communications and travel.

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I pretty much agree Charles, however after my two teenage sons watched "Contact"...they were sort of "fired up" and I thought it was a good "science shot in the arm" for them. They are interested in astronomy as well, so it sort of goes hand in hand. Besides, I like science fiction too! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I like UD best personally and ran it for a bit. My sister is still running it. Did you make a CPF group for it? If so I'll go switch her over. Maybe install it on my dads computer again and look into it for Linux (Which can probably run SETI if not UD)

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Don't forget Folding@Home, run by Stanford University. It's researching the way natural proteins in our bodies interact with itself or "fold". Understanding this would help greatly in the fight against cancer.

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I just jumped ship and am now a full fledged memeber of the CPF at Seti group (user Terry). The team leader gave up on the group last year and stopped submitting results so I figure now was as good a time to leave as ever.

While I don't believe that we'll ever communicate with E.T.'s., the best I think we'll ever do is ease drop on them and vice versa. The Seti project is there to help us know if we are infact all alone in the universe. Like in the movie contact, if an alien race pointed a listening device at Earth 50 Years ago, they would have concluede that they were all alone. Its just a matter at looking at the right place at the right time. No results mean look again.

Re: Use your computer\'s idle CPU cycles for research!

Itís worth pointing out that a computerís power consumption goes up when running these things. The expense is not a problem in most cases but the power consumption increases by 200 watts on my workstation, and the fans sound like a Hoover.